Which one is the real Patton .357 Registered Magnum?

[handejector]

Yes, the grip adapter is the thing behind the trigger guard. The purpose is to raise the gun in the hand, putting the trigger finger and trigger in better alignment. The Target grips of today fill in that area for the same purpose.

Which brings up another question. If this was to be offered for sale, would you pass on it being that it is a "lesser condition" example of a Registered Magnum?

I would not pass if it was cheap enough. I could then afford to have it polished and chromed.


(somebody slap me)

 

[jwk]

Does the member who guessed correctly first get a free date with Nancy Pelousi?

The guy who guessed correctly second (second place) gets two dates with Ms. Pelosi.

 

[sceva]

I would not pass if it was cheap enough. I could then afford to have it polished and chromed.
(somebody slap me)

And don't forget to add real Mother-of-Toiletseat grips - SACRILEGE LOL

 

[4-Screw]

I cannot see some of the pictures...are these the pictures we are comparing?

http://tinyurl.com/4jzkpek

 

[Texas Star]

I couldn't believe that $48.00 notation was the price, I thought it must mean something else. Of course, that was a lot of money back in 1935.

"What cost $48.00 in 1935 would cost $745.49 in 2008. " (on-line inflation calculator).

At under $800, it still sounds like a fantastic bargain in today's money, but I don't think an inflation calculator can tell the real story. The US was deep into the Great Depression in 1935. My parents and grandparents had many stories about not being able to come up with a dollar or two for necessities. $48 must have looked like a king's ransom to most common people back then.

If I recall correctly, the price for a .357 then began at $60, but Patton, as a serving officer, probably got a discount. Does anyone know?

T-Star

 

[PALADIN85020]

I cannot see some of the pictures...are these the pictures we are comparing?

Google Image Result for http://bp0.blogger.com/_NIEITyEz_kE/Rl9tr-to1rI/AAAAAAAAACs/em17IU1BXlY/s320/PattonPistol+01.jpg

Yep, after the crackdown on copyrighted pictures here, I had to remove them - sorry about that! It's the next to last picture in the group presented.

John